Staff Data Engineer

Anduril Industries•Costa Mesa, CA

About The Position

As a Staff Data Engineer on the Analytics Team, you will be collaborating with stakeholders across the company to design, build and implement data pipelines and models that enable our next generation of technology to be deployed around the world. You will also shape the current and future vision of the entire data platform. The Analytics space is engrained in our team’s DNA, as we regularly discuss shifts in the industry and keep up with the top relevant blogs. If this culture and Anduril’s mission speaks to you, you’ve found the right place. We’re looking for Software and Data Engineers who are seeking high impact collaborative roles focused on driving operational execution. Ideally you are looking to learn what it takes to build the next generation of defense technology. As a Staff Engineer, you should be a player-coach; your role is to set an example for your team and define what great looks like while also being their advocate & mentor. Your leadership should take a high performing team on towards the next level

Requirements

6+ years of experience in a data engineering role building products, ideally in a fast-paced environment
2+ years in a Lead role, demonstrating autonomy and process ownership
You are motivated by our mission. We are working to solve the biggest problems in defense
Good foundations in Python or another language
Experience with Spark, PySpark, SQL and dbt
Experience with Enterprise Data Systems like Palantir Foundry
Experience with or interest in learning how to develop data services and data products
Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP security ecosystem, containerization, and associated tooling
Knowledge of data & visualization tools, such as Tableau
Understand the importance of engineering with security’s best practices in mind
You are empathetic: you are eager to see the world from your users’ perspective
You’re energized by business impact & a self-starter: you love to drive the direction of ambiguous projects
Drive to take ownership of and debug complex data transformation pipelines and data models
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Responsibilities

Lead the design and roadmap for our data platform
Partner with operations, product, and engineering to advocate best practices and build supporting systems and infrastructure for the various data needs
Own the ingest and egress frameworks for data pipelines that stitch together various data sources in order to produce valuable data products that drive the business
Palantir Foundry is our central hub for data driven applications, visualizations and large scale data analysis across the Anduril org. We manage a large user base and provide true data self service at scale.
We use SQLMesh for data transformations, giving our engineers the ability to work with SQL while enjoying software engineering best practices like version control, testing, and CI/CD for data pipelines.
For querying data, we utilize Athena, an aws serverless solution that allows our team to run analytics directly on our data lake without managing infrastructure.
We've implemented Apache Iceberg as our table format, providing advanced data management capabilities like schema evolution and time travel queries.
We use Flyte for orchestration. It is a highly scalable, kubernetes native modern orchestration platform similar to Airflow or Dagster.
Operate in a "player-coach" capacity, leading members of the team, while remaining hands on as a contributor

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits
US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Additional Benefits
Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.